The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-10

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a ~ e1b3oct q 0ancine, and oqually
viGofoes - thsir pursuit od IL young
nan eble - pay for the oySeefs Th0
pfopfjoeo9 o1 one Of the blg 1Allo, whore
dances ~ held evsry night during The
season, eayo thero afo regular gangs q
compA1DoS Of these girls who makS it 3
point, = eomo way OF other, TO Ct 70 the
dance 1lS1t 81 and night out, somstimee
for WUoSn n succession. OF the hun.
drede eotke1ed scores win b girls who
20 thsSs svoty night. ~
Thsy sss shsrs tor fsn, end thsy
They srs sAsrs for oysters, and thsy
~ them, and, when the faint pencilin6s
Of early dawn suggest 70 the weary
orchestra that II ID about time 70 pack
up the Addle and the bow, the dressing.
rooms literally echo with the laughter
and Jolly conversation Of these gifls,
who, IN fond anticipation Of one more
'sbri1s,n = hurridly don their street costume,
and, seeking each her mate, gsyly step
out upon the chilled pavement and
quickly join the others IN the adjacent
resorts. 8
Facts are facts, and two and two make
four every time.
II s gill IL in ! restaurant eating broilsd
oysters ct three O'clock in the morning,
having yet to go home, change her
clothes, set her breakfast and . behind
her counter, preparing for the duties Of
reason that she will get very little sleep,
20 that the oyster problem would seem
TO resolve itself into this question: How
many broiled oysters are equal to good
nights restf It speaks well certainly
for the health h-giving element of the
tempting bivslve that It, with the
attendant hour and water, not to
mention the beer, can maintain the
bright eye, the elastic nerve, the
supple muscle and the bright red cheeks
for which the younger girls Of tho
day are famed, In spite Of 90 absolute .
trsvefsing Of the laws Of nature. Men
not only cannot but do not pretend to be
able to stand II. In the first place, the
man 10 yet to be discovered who. after .
hard days work, can spend Q night in
. ballroom and be fresh ON the following
morning, and no one ever dreamed Of
looking for . man who could 60 through
. series Of days work and nights Of
hilarity, unbroken by sleep Of any kind,
with any expectation Of health or robust
ness.
In addition to this physical strain
comes the strain upon the wallet.
The ordinary attendant upon the Mol.
lies and Titles and Rosebuds Of the day
isn't noted for wealth. A very few nights
Of hilarity and broiled oysters, with beer,
necessitate rest and recuperation not
alone Of nerve but Of pocketbook, 20 that
the girls must Of necessity have relays Of
escorts. There d . great deal Of human
nature In most people, and this conun.
drum 10 one Of the most interesting and
suggestive outcroppings from study Of
human nature.
There IL NO question a. TO whore these
girls come from.
They come from shops, the stores, the
bazsrs and the emporiums Of the city.
There IL no uncertainty - to what they
do. They work hard all day, they dance
all nightAnd they subsist entirely upon
broiled or fried oysters. The only doubt
remaining 10 that which 10 suggested in
the first paragraph Of this story-just
how many broiled oysters 10 It possible
for the ordinary girl to engulfs